HomeMy WebLinkAbout1.0 ApplicationSPECIAL USE APPLICATION
CLOUGH PIT
The following impact statement will attempt to address concerns
as outlined by Garfield County for a Special Use Permit.
Location
The proposed site known as the Clough Pit is immediately adjacent
to land under permit by Flatiron Paving Company for a sand and
gravel mining operation. If county approval is gained Flatiron
Paving Company will seek an amendment to this existing state permit
(#76-54). This parcel of land is described as follows:
A parcel of land situated in the SEQ of the NW; and all
quarters of the SW; of Section 27, T6S, R94W of the
6th P.M., all within the County of Garfield, State of
Colorado, containing 48 acres more or less.
Land Use
The proposed site is zoned A/R/RD and can best be described as agri-
cultural in use. The land surrounding the site is also agricultural
with sand and gravel mining occurring to the northeast. The Clough
Pit is located on the west bank of the Colorado River; 1-70 is about
11/2 miles to the north and Rifle, Colorado is about 4 miles to the
east. Access to I-70 is an existing haul road privately owned.
Mining Method
Sand and gravel mining operations across the country vary widely
in the methods used for extraction. This is due to topography of
the site, depth and thickness of the gravel deposit, height of the
water table, quantity and rate of material extraction and equipment
availability, and other considerations.
Most Flatiron mining operations are open pit excavations. The
procedures and equipment used are as follows:
1. Scrapers are used to remove the topsoil and to expose the
aggregate below.
2. Because the aggregate is mined dry, a backhoe is used at
this stage. The backhoe will dig a dewatering trench around
the area to be mined.
3. At this time a pump is placed in the downstream end of the
dewatering trench to keep the pit dry.
4. Two pieces of earth moving equipment are used to remove the
aggregate. The front end loader is used in conjunction with
a scraper or truck. Once the transporting vehicle has been
filled by loader, the aggregate is either carried to the crusher
or stockpiled for future use. An alternative method is to use
a backhoe to remove the gravel and fill trucks.
5. Material will be crushed and stockpiled at the site.
6. In modern operations the reclamation process is simultaneous
with the mining operation. Using topsoil and other overburden,
the ground surface is shaped into final contours reestablishing
land forms or creating new land forms for future use.
Setbacks for this operation will conform to county standards.
Earthmoving
The Clough Pit amendment contains approximately 48 acres. Mining
will affect about 36 acres. A total of about 2,000,000 tons
of sand and gravel will be removed. Plans call for removal of
a maximum of 200,000 tons per year for 10 years; however, yearly
volume is affected by economic conditions. Maximum annual surface
disturbed by excavation will not exceed 5 acres. Gravel depth
on the average is 25 feet.
Water Diversion and Impoundment
No water will be used in the excavation process. NPDES permit
#CO -0036471 has been issued for this operation.
Size of Areas - Phasing - Disturbances
Mining will follow the sequence described above and will be conducted
in 5 stages. Overburden will be stripped from the areas to be mined
with a scraper. Topsoil will be stockpiled for use during reclama-
tion. These stockpiles will be placed near the area where they are
to be used in conformance with reclamation plans. A dewatering
trench around the area to be mined will be dug by a backhoe. Front
end loaders will excavate the dewatered gravel face, leaving a base
of approximately 8 inches of gravel above the bedrock shale.
A portable crushing/screening plant will be located in the north-
eastern part of the site near the haul road. Pit run gravel will
be taken to the crusher by front end loader or conveyors. The
crushing screening operation will produce aggregate for road base
and hot -mix.
Material will be stockpiled strategically near the crusher. During
the construction season this material will be hauled by truck to
construction sites.
Haul roads and heavy traffic areas near the
crusher will be watered for dust control.
If economic conditions remain as projected mining will begin in the
amendment area adjacent to the most recently mined pit in 1980
and will be completed in 1990. The following table is based on
the maximum amount of sand and gravel available for mining.
Stage Acres Years
1 3 1980-1981
2 10 1981-1983
3 7 1983-1985
4 11 1985-1988
5 5 1988-1990
Air Pollution
A number of studies have been conducted to identify air pollution
sources in non -urban environments. Fugitive dust made up 97%
of the particulate emissions in a study of eight rural counties
in northeastern Colorado. Major fugitive dust sources and their
percent contributions to this 97% total were found to be:
Agriculture
Unpaved roads
Aggregate storage
Land development
Residential, industrial and
commercial construction
Highway construction
Quarrying, mining and tailings
Cattle feedlots
Sand -snow control
61%
35%
This study was conducted by PEDCo-Environmental Specialists, Inc.
and reported at the annual meeting of the Air Pollution Control
Association, June 9-13, 1974, in Denver.
The above figures indicate that a sand and gravel mining operation
may have a minor impact on air pollution both as a mining operation
and as a producer of traffic on unpaved roads. The mining operation
is clearly the least significant of the two impacts.
Since the contribution to fugitive dust from all sources except
unpaved roads and agriculture may amount to only 4% in a non -urban
Colorado environment, and since research indicates that most dust
generated by mining operations settles within 730 feet, mining
activity at the Clough Pit is unlikely to be an important source
of air pollution to adjacent land owners. (There are no adjacent
land owners within 730 feet of the plant and stockpile area.) It
is important to note that the plant and stockpile area is located in
the permitted section of the Clough Pit which has received state
and county approval.
The Clough Pit operation will mitigate for the small contribution
of particulate by use of spray bars on the crusher, by minimizing
the area to be disturbed at one time and by prompt reclamation
procedures.
The mine site and all plants operating at it are permitted as re-
quired by state law.
Noise
The proposed amendment to the permitted mine site is a relatively
flat valley of the Colorado River. The nearest town, Rifle, is
about 4 miles away. There is no residential housing nearby. The
ambient sound pressure level (SPL) for much of the valley floor
is in the range of 47 dB(A). Ambient sound pressure level includes
such noise sources as farm equipment, birds, passenger cars, air-
craft, the Colorado River and rustling grass.
Colorado State law (Senate Bill No. 197, 1971) limits the allowable
daytime noise level for industrial sites to 80 dB(A) with peaks of
85 dB(A) allowed for 15 minutes of any 60 minute time period.
These noise levels are to be measured 25 feet outside the property
line, not at the noise source.
In calculating the amount of noise at a given location, the noise
is measured at its source and a formula is used to calculate the
sound pressure lost due to distance (S):
SPL = 20(1og10S1 + 0.5
There is also a ground and air loss ("secondary loss")_ assumed to
be approximately 13 dB(A).
At the Clough Pit the crusher is expected to be the loudest noise
source. If the crusher is located 550 feet from the nearest pro-
perty line (mid -river); the noise it generates will be calculated
at 575 feet from its source (the crusher), or 25 feet outside the
property line. At this distance, the crusher noise will be 29.3
dB(A). This is well below the probable ambient sound level of the
valley.
Noise will also be generated by the truck traffic utilizing the
private haul road to I-70. This route does not impact any county
road or nearby resident. By proper maintenance of exhaust systems,
driver awareness of noise control procedures, reasonable operating
speeds and minimum use of engine brakes, truck noise can be miti-
gated.
Again, it is important to note that this area has already received
state and county approval and that a noise problem will be very
minimal to adjacent landowners as there are no nearby residences.
Traffic - Number of Employees
The following figures must be considered estimates as all sand and
gravel operations depend on the construction season, bids awarded,
economic considerations, etc. Using the maximum expected amount
of 200,000 tons/year produced, truck traffic volume should be
35 round trips per day. Because this is an amendment to an existing
sand and gravel permit no additional traffic impact will be generated.
Placement of the plant site at the extraction site reduces the use
of county roads in that there is no haul on public roads from mine
to processing site. This placement is the most cost- and environ-
mentally -effective arrangement. It reduces use of energy supplies,
use of public roads and lessens air pollution from vehicular traffic.
The haul road will be approximately 1.7 miles of private road
leading to I-70. The route will have little impact on county roads
or residences and will not pose a safety hazard. All vehicles used
on public highways will meet state regulations and size and weight
characteristics.
The maximum number of employees should be between 10-15.
Reclamation Report
Our company's reclamation of mined lands will provide a basic level
of rehabilitation. This includes grading, drainage and grass seeding.
Any improvements beyond this basic level would be made with due
regard for the ultimate land use ownership and economics.
Reclamation includes the creation of several lakes with three or
four islands positioned in such a way that they will preserve large
trees.
Reclamation will proceed concurrently with mining. Lake surface
will be determined by the size and positioning of islands. The
final position will be agreed upon by Bill Clark of the Division
of Wildlife, W. F. Clough (owner) and Flatiron Paving Company.
Banks will be backfilled and shaped to a natural, aesthetically
pleasing appearance. Gradients will be conducive to revegetation,
erosion prevention and safety. All slopes will conform to Mined
Land Reclamation Board standards. Special care will be taken to
preserve trees and wetland areas. The Mined Land Reclamation Board
requires a bond for reclamation of the site. This will be done
when Flatiron applies to the state for a permit.
Note: No vapor, smoke, glare or vibration or other emanations
will be generated by this mining operation.
FLATIRON
PAVING COMPANY
P, O, BOX 1 1 3 7 • G R E E L E Y, COLORADO 8 0 6 3 1 • P HONE : (3 0 3) 3 5 3- 2 7 7 7
June 4, 1980
Garfield County Commissioners
2014 Blake Ave.
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Dear Commission:
Flatiron Paving Company requests a Special Use Permit for an amendment to its
sand and gravel open surface mining operation on a parcel of land known as the
Clough Pit. The amendment is described as follows:
A parcel of land situated in the SFr of the NA and all quarters
of the SA of Section 27, Township 6 South, Range 94 West of the
6th P.M., all within the County of Garfield, State of Colorado,
containing 50 acres more or less.
Flatiron Paving Company is currently mining sand and gravel on the Clough property
under Mined Land Reclamation Board Permit #76-54. The additional proposed 50
acres will be an amendment to the existing permitted mining site.
The proposed site is zoned A/R/RD and can best be described as agricultural in
use. The land surrounding the site is also agricultural with sand and gravel
mining occurring to the northeast. The Clough Pit is located on the north bank
of the Colorado River; I-70 is about 1 mile to the north and Rifle, Colorado is
about 4 miles to the east. Access to I-70 is an existing haul road (see map).
No county roads will be affected by this mining operation.
Sand and gravel mining operations across the country vary widely in the methods
used for extraction. This is due to topography of the site, depth and thickness
of the gravel deposit, height of the water table, quantity and rate of material
extraction and equipment availability, and other considerations.
Most Flatiron mining operations are open pit excavations. The procedures and
equipment used are usually as follows:
1. Scrapers are used to remove the topsoil and to expose the aggregate below.
2. Because the aggregate is mined dry, a backhoe is used at this stage. The
backhoe will dig a dewatering trench around the area to be mined.
3. At this time a pump is placed in the down stream end of the dewatering trench
to keep the pit dry.
4. Two pieces of earth moving equipment are used to remove the aggregate. A
front end loader is used in conjunction with a scraper or truck.
Garfield County Commissioners
June 4, 1980
Page 2
5. Material will be stockpiled and crushed at the site.
6. In modern operations the reclamation process is simultaneous with the mining
operation. Using topsoil and other overburden, the ground surface is shaped
into final contours reestablishing land forms or creating new land forms
for future use.
The Clough Pit site is composed of approximately 50 acres of land. Mining will
affect almost 37 acres. A total of about 2,000,000 tons of sand and gravel will
be removed during a period of 10 years. Yearly quantity will depend on economic
conditions and demand for the product.
No water will be used in this mining operation. Water will be pumped from the
dewatering trench so that the gravel can be mined dry. An NPDES permit covers
the discharge.
Our company's reclamation of mined lands will provide a basic level of rehabili-
tation. This includes grading, drainage and grass seeding for sites reclaimed
to agricultural use. The mine site will be reclaimed as a lake with several
islands. All slopes will conform to Mined Land Reclamation Board standards.
No mining will occur within 25 feet of the relocated slough or within 50 feet
of the river.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this request for special use
please call Margaret Winter or Bobbin Nichalson (P.O. Box 229, Boulder, Colorado,
80306; phone: 444-2151).
Thank you.
Sincerely,
WI at 4
Mitchell M. immons
Vice President
ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS
CLOUG I PIT
1. Leslie & Helen A. Dotson
Rt. 1 Box 160
Rifle, CO 81650
2. John W. Savage
1122-293 Rd.
Rifle, CO 81650
3. I. D. Vassar, et.al.
Box 177
Perkins, Oklahoma 74059
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CLOUGH PIT
SECTION 27, T6S, R94W1/41
GARFIELD COUNTY
United States Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
COLORADO STATE OFFICE
ROOM 700. COLORADO STATE BANK BUILDING
1600 BROADWAY
DENVER. COLORADO 60202
Mr. William F. Clough
Box 686
Rifle, CO 81650
Dear Mr. Clough:
As you know, we have been attempting to determine the ownership of a
former island now part of the north shore of the Colorado River west of
Rifle. This land is legally described as:
IN REPLY REFER TO
1275
3610
7-162
Clough Pit
Amendment
T. 6 S., R. 94 W., 6th P.M.
Sec. 27: SW1/4SW1/4, E1/2SW4 (within)
We have researched our records and have determined that:
1. The island existed at the time of survey.
2. There are not records which purport to transfer title
to this land out of Federal ownership.
According to law, the United States retains ownership of islands which
existed at the time of survey. This island was in existence at the time
of survey. The United States has not conveyed any right, title, or
interest in this land to any other party.
Therefore, title to this land remains vested in the United States and
gravel cannot be mined from this site without our express consent and
authorization.
CONSERVE
AMERICA'S
ENERGY
Sincerely yours,
Charles W. Luscher
Acting State Director
Save Energy and You Serve America!
FEB 2_19811
GARFIELD CO. PLANNER
ossa S OL'8I 9 f ',H
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF -CALTH
Water Quality Control Division
4210 East llth Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80220
SUMMARY OF RATIONALE
HENRY BENDETTI COAL CO.
NU GAP #3 MINE
PERMIT NUMBER: CO -0036871
GARFIELD COUNTY
TYPE OF FACILITY: Minor Industrial
S.I.C. NO.: 1211
LOCATION: Southwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 24,
Township 5 South, Range 92 West, approximately
3 3/4 miles North of Silt.
CONTACTS:
RECEIVING WATER:
CLASS:
DESIGN FLOW:
FACILITY DESCRIPTION:
Henry Bendetti
911 Pitkin Ave.
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
(303)+945-5797
Farmers Irrigation Co. Ditch -Harvey Gap Reservoir
Unclassified
An Effluent Limited Segment
Sedimentation ponds will be designed and constructed
to contain a 10 -year, 24-hour precipitation event.
The Nu Gap #3 'Mine is not currently operating and has
not operated since 1977. Mining operations may resume
within a maximum production of 8 tons of coal daily.
There have not been and are no plans for crushing
facilities or coal storage stockpiles on the Nu Gap
#3 Mine property.
PROPOSED LIMITATIONS FOR DISCHARGE 001:
Parameter Limitations Rationale
Flow, MGD N/A - monitor N/A
Total Suspended Solids, mg/1 35/70 Best Engineering Judgement
Total Iron, mg/1 3.5/7.0 Best Engineering Judgement
pH, S.U. 6.0 - 9.0 State Effluent Standards
Oil and Grease, mg/1 10.0 State Effluent Standards
Salinity N/A - monitor N/A
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF .._ALTH
Water Quality Control Division
Summary of Rationale - Page 2
Permit No.: C0-0036871
Effluent Parameter Measurement Frequency Sample Type
Flow, MGD Weekly Instantaneous or Continuous
Total Suspended Solids Monthly Grab
Total Iron Monthly Grab
Oil & Grease Weekly Grab or Visual
pH Weekly Grab
Salinity Quarterly Grab
DISSUCUSSION: A. Salinity
On March 7, 1978, the Colorado Water Quality Control
Commission adopted the "Regulation for Implementation
of the Colorado River Salinity Standards Through the
NPDES Permit Program."
The first step towards complying with the regulation
for the permit will be monitoring for salinity on a
monthly basis for the first six (6) months. Therefore,
monitoring will be a quarterly basis. Monitoring will
be required at the wastewater discharge. Analysis for
salinity may be either as Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
or by electrical conductivity where a satisfactory
correlation with TDS has been established. The
correlation should be based on a minimum of five (5)
different samples.
By 180 days from the beginning of discharge, the permittee
shall submit a summary of salinity monitoring data to
this Division and address the applicability of a waiver
of salinity limitations as allowed in the "Regulations
for Implementation of the Colorado River Salinity
Standards Through the NPDES Permits Program", Regulations
3.10.0 through 3.10.5 and Appendix A. If a waiver is
not allowed on the basis of monitoring data submitted,
the permittee shall submit a full report addressing
applicable portions of the above -referenced regulation
within 360 days followingthe beginning of the -discharge.
Monitoring for salinity following submittal of the salinity
data summary shall be on a quarterly basis.
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF ..EALTH
Water Quality Control Division
Summary of Rationale - Page3
Permit No,: CO -0036871
B. Precipitation Event Overflow Exemption
Any excess water (overflow caused by rainfall or
equivalent snowmelt) from structures designed for
a 10-year,24-hour precipitation event and constructed
and maintained to contain or treat this volume of
runoff from active mining areas, preparation plants,
and associated areas shall not be subject to the
previously listed effluent limitations. On page
3 of this permit, the permittee is required to
submit verification that the facilities are designed,
constructed, and maintained for the 10 -year, 24-hour
precipitation event
This permit is written for a five-year duration,
expiring on September 30, 1985. It contains a
reopener clause on page 10 so that the BAT limitations
can be incorporated at a later time. The present
schedule for the BAT limitations is October 1980
for the proposed rules and March 1981 for the final
rules.
Jerry Thompson
September 4, 1980
Permit No. :CO -0036871
County: Garfield
AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251 et. seq.; the "Act"), and the Colorado Water
Quality Control Act (25-8-101 et. seq., CRS, 1973 as amended)
Henry Bendetti Coal Company
is authorized to discharge from their underground coal mine -Nu Gap No. 3
Mine,
located in the Southwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 24. Township 5
South, Range 92 West,
to Farmers Irrigation Company Ditch (Harvey Gap Resevoir),
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements and other
conditions set forth in Part I, II, and III hereof.
This permit shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of
receipt of this permit by the Applicant. Should the Applicant choose to
contest any of the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements or other
conditions contained herein, he must comply with Section 24-4-104 CRS 1973
and the Regulations for the State Discharge Permit System. Failure to
contest any such effluent limitations, monitoring requirement, or other
condition is consent to the condition by the Applicant.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight,
September 30, 1985.
Signed this day of
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Gary G. Broetzman
Di rector
Water Quality Control Division
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PART I
Page 3 of 15
PERMIT NO: C0-0036871
1. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS (continued)
Any excess water (ie, rainfall or equivalent snowmelt causing an overflow)
from structures designed for a 10 -year, 24-hour precipitation event, and
constructed and maintained to contain or"treat the volume of runoff from
active mining areas, preparation plants, and associated areas shall not be
subject to the above effluent limitations.
The term "10 -year, 24-hour precipitation event" shall mean the maximum
24-hour precipitation event with a probable reoccurrence interval of
once in 10 years. The rain gage of record shall be
Index No. 7031 . The permittee has the option to maintain and operate a
rain gage at the facility.
The permittee shall submit to the Colorado Water Quality Control Division
with in 90 days of the effective date of this permit, the 10 -year,
24-hour precipitation event, design criteria, as -built drawings, or other
data which verify containment or treatment structures have been designed
and constructed for the 10 -year, 24-hour precipitation event.
'ART 1
Page 4 of 15
PERMIT NO: CO -0036871
A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (Continued)
2. Monitoring Requirements
In order to obtain an indication of the probable compliance or non-
compliance with the effluent limitations specified in Part 1, the
permittee shall monitor and report all effluent parameters at the
following required frequencies.
Effluent Parameter Measurement Frequency c/d/ Sample Type e/
Flow Weekly Instantaneous or
Continuous
Total Suspended Solids Monthly Grab
Total Iron Monthly Grab
Oil & Grease Weekly Grab or Visual
pH Weekly Grab
Salinity f/ Quarterly Grab
Self-monitoring samples taken in compliance with the monitoring requirements
specified above shall be taken at Discharge Point 001.
c/ Monitoring is required only during periods of discharge. If "no discharge"
occurs, this shall be reported at the specified frequency. (See Part B.)
d/ Should a discharge occur due to the 10 -year, 24-hour precipitation event,
sampling of all parameters shall be done as minimum at the beginning and
at the end of the discharge. The permittee shall also indicate on the
monitoring report when the discharge is caused by this snowmelt or
rainfall event.
e/ See definitions, Part B.
f/ Monitoring shall be on a monthly basis for the first six (6) months.
Analysis for salinity may be either as Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) or
by electrical conductivity where a satisfactory correlation with TDS
has been established. The correlation should be based on a minimum of
five (5) different samples. Monitoring will be required at Discharge
Point 001.
PART I
Page 5 of 15
Permit No.00-0036871
B. MONITORING AND REPORTING
1. Representative Sampling
Samples and measurements taken as required herein shall be representative
of the volume and nature of the monitored discharge.
2. Reporting
Monitoring results obtained during the previous 6 months shall be
summarized for each semi-annual period and reported on applicable
discharge monitoring report forms, postmarked no later than the 28th
day of the month following the completed reporting period. The first
report is due on or before January 28, 1981 . If no discharge
occurs, "No Discharge" shall be reported. Duplicate signed copies of
these, and all other reports required herein, shall be submitted to
the Regional Administrator and the State at the following addresses:
Colorado Department of Health
Water Quality Control Division
4210 East llth Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80220
3. Definitions
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1860 Lincoln Street - Suitel03
Denver, Colorado 80295
Attention: Enforcement
Permit Program
a A "composite" sample, for monitoring requirements, is defined as a
minimum of four (4) grab samples collected at equally spaced two (2)
hour intervals and proportioned according to flow.
b. A "grab" sample, for monitoring requirements, is defined as a single
"dip and take" sample collected at a representative point in the.
discharge stream.
c.
An "instantaneous" measurement, for monitoring requirements, is defined
as a single reading, observation, or measurement using existing
monitoring facilities.
4. Test Procedures
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to regulations
published pursuant to Section 304(h) of the Act, and Colorado State Effluent
Limitations (10..1.4),under which such procedures may be required.
5. Recording of Results
For each measurement or sample taken pursuant to the requirements of
this permit, the permittee shall record the following information:
a. The
exact place, date, and time of sampling;
b. The dates the analyses
c. The
were performed;
person(s) who performed the analyses;
PART 1
Page 6 of 15
Permit No.CO-0036871
B. SPILL PREVENTION AND CONTAINMENT PLAN
The permittee shall, within sixty (60) days after the effective date of this permit,
submit to the State Water Quality Control Division, a spill prevention and
containment plan, prepared by a professional engineer registered in the State
of Colorado. Plans shall include information and procedures for the prevention
and containment of spills of materials used, processed, or stored, at the
facility which could possibly be spilled and might have a visible or otherwise
detectable impact on the waters of the State. The pian should include but
necessarily be limited to the following: v
1. N history of sDi l ls. '.'hi•ch have .occurred in the three (3) ears pre_ceedirc
`_ective date or this Permit. The history she„ ..cHda that
z _ "s and = a of preventive measuras- _
2. A description of the reporting system which will be used to alert responsible
facility management, the State Water Quality Control Division, the
Environmental Protection Agency, downstream water users, and local health
officials;
3. A description of preventative facilities (including overall facility plot)
which prevent, contain, or treat, spills and unpianntu discharges;
4. A list of all materials used, processed, or stored, at the facility :..'hich
represent a potential spill threat to surface waters;
5. An implementation schedule for additional facilities .4n1ch nicht be :ea,.1ired
in (3) above, but which are not yet operational;
6. A list of available outside contractors, agencies, or other bodies whicH
could be utilized in the event of a spill in order to clean up its effects;
7. Provision for periodic review and updating of the contingency plan.
The foregoing provisions shall in no way render inapplicable those requirements
imposed by Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972,
regulations promulgated thereunder, the Colorado Water Quality Control Act, and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed as allowing any discharge to waters of
the State other than through the discharge points specifically authorized in this
permit. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as waiving any liability the
permittee might have, civil or criminal, for any spill.
If this facility has an approved spill prevention and containment plan now in effect,
please submit a copy of this plan with an update, if necessary.
2/2/77
A. MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
PART II
Page 7 of 15
Permit No. CO -0036871
1. Change in Discharge
All discharges authorized herein shall be consistent with the terms and
conditions of this permit. The discharge of any pollutant identified
in this permit more frequently than or at a level in excess of that
authorized shall constitute a violation of the permit. Any anticipated
change in discharge location and/or facility expansions, production
increases, or process modifications which will result in new, different,
or Increased discharges or pollutants must be,reported by submission of a
new NPDES application or, if such changes will not violate the effluent
limitations specified in this permit, by notice to the State Water
Quality Control Division of such changes. Process modifications include,
but are not limited to, the introduction of any new pollutant not previously
identified in the permit, or any other modifications which may result in a
discharge of a quantity or quality different from that which was applied
for. Following such notice, the permit may be modified to specify and licit
any pollutants not previously limited.
2. Noncompliance Notification
a. If, for any reason, the permittee does not comply with any maximum effluent
limitation specified in this permit the permittee shall provide the
Regional Administrator and the State Water Quality Control Division
with the following information, in writing, within five (5) days of
becoming aware of such condition:
(1) A description of the discharge and cause of noncompliance; and
(2) The period of noncompliance, including exact dates and time; or, if
not corrected, the anticipated time the noncompliance is expected
to continue, and steps being taken to reduce, eliminate and prevent
recurrence of the noncomplying discharge.
b. The permittee, as soon as it has knowledge thereof, shall notify the
State Water Quality Control Division of any spill or discharge of any
pollutant, not otherwise authorized in this permit, which may cause
pollution of waters of the State.
3. Facilities Operation
The permittee shall at all times maintain in good working order and
operate as efficiently as possible all treatment or control facilities
or systems installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance
with the terms and conditions of this permit.
4. Adverse Impact
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize any adverse
impact to waters of the State resulting from noncompliance with any
effluent limitations specified In this permit, including such accelerated
or additional monitoring as necessary to determine the nature and impact
of the noncomplying discharge.
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PART 1I
Page 8 of 15
Permit No.CO-0036871
5. Bypassing
Any diversion from or bypass of facilities necessary to maintain compliance
with the terms and conditions of this permit, or any activity that results
in the avoidance of any required treatment for any process or run-off water,
is prohibited, except (i) where unavoidable to prevent loss of life or
severe property damage; or (ii) where overflow from facilities designed,
constructed, operated and maintained to treat or contain mine drainage, the
wastewater from coal preparation plants, or runoff from associated areas
results from a 10 -year, 24-hour precipitation event; or (iii) where runoff
from specified undisturbed areas or reclaimed areas within the area delineated
in Part III (Other Requirements) and diverted around the permittee's active
operations has been authorized in writing to be discharged without numerical
limitations or monitoring and reporting requirements. The permittee shall
promptly notify the Regional Administrator and the State Water Quality Control
Division in writing of each such diversion or bypass.
If, for other reasons, a partial or complete bypass is considered necessary,
a request for such bypass shall be submitted to the State Water Quality
Control Division and to the Environmental Protection Agency at least sixty
(60) days prior to the proposed bypass. If the_ proposed bypass is judged
acceptable to the State Water Quality Control Division and by the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, the bypass will be allowed subject to limitations
imposed by the State Water Quality Control Division and the Environmental
Protection Agency.
If, after review and consideration, the proposed bypass is determined to
be unacceptable by the State Water Quality Control Division and the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, or if limitations imposed on an approved bypass
are violated, such bypass shall be considered a violation of this permit;
and the fact that application was made, or that e partial bypass was approved,
shall not be defense to any action brought thereunder.
6. Removed Substances
Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the course
of treatment or control of wastewaters shall be disposed of in a manner such
as to prevent any pollutant from such materials from entering waters of the
State.
7. Power Failures
In order to maintain compliance with the effluent limitations and prohibitions
of this permit, the permittee shall either:
a. Provide an alternative power source sufficient to operate the wastewater
control facilities;
or, if such alternative power source is not in existence, and no date
for its implementation appears in Part 1,
b. Halt, reduce or otherwise control production and/or all discharges upon
the reduction, loss, or failure of the primary source of power to the
wastewater control facilities.
PART II
Page 9 of 15
Permit No. C0-0036871
8. Any discharge to the waters of the State from a point source other than
specifically authorized is prohibited.
B. RESPONSIBILITIES
1 Right to Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director of the State Water Quality Control
Division, the EPA Regional Administrator, and/or their authorized repre-
sentative, upon the presentation of credentials:
a. To enter upon the permittee's premises where an effluent source is
located or in which any records are required to be kept under the terms
and conditions of this permit; and
b. At reasonable times to have access to and copy any records required to
be kept under the terms and conditions of this permit and to inspect
any monitoring equipment or monitoring method required in the permit.
c. To enter upon the permittee's premises to reasonably investigate any
actual, suspected, or potential source of water pollution, or any
violation of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act. The investigation
may include, but is not limited to, the following: sampling of any
discharge and/or process knowledge related to the discharge, permit,
or alleged violation, and access to any and all facilities or areas
within the permittee's premises that may have any affect on the dis-
charge, permit, or alleged violation.
2. Transfer of Ownership or Control
In the event of any change in control or ownership of facilities from which
the authorized discharges emanate, the permittee shall notify the succeeding
owner or controller of the existence of this permit by letter, a copy of
which shall be forwarded to the Regional Administrator and the State Water
Quality Control Division.
3. Availability of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under Section 308 of the Act
and Regulations for the State Discharge Permit System 6.1.8, all reports
prepared in accordance with the terms of this permit shall be available for
public inspection at the offices of the State Water 0_uality Control Division
and the Regional Administrator.
As required by the Act, effluent data shall not be considered confidential.
Knowingly making any false statement on any such report may result in the
imposition of criminal penalties as provided for in Section 309 of the Act,
and CRS (1973) 25-8-610.
t+. Permit Modification
After notice and opportunity for a hearing, the permit may be modified,
suspended, or revoked in whole or in part during its term for cause including,
PART II
Page 10 of 15
Permit No. C0-0036871
4. Permit Modification (Continued)
but not limited to, the following:
a. Violation of any terms or conditions of this permit;
b. Obtaining this permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose fully
all relevant facts, or
c A change in any condition that required either a temporary or permanent
reduction or elimination of the authorized discharge.• Changes in water
quality standards, control regulation or duly promulgated plans would
qualify as "a change in any condition."
d. This permit shall be modified, or alternatively, revoked and reissued,
to comply with any applicable effluent standard or limitation issued or
approved under Sections 301(b)(2)(C), and (D), 304(b)(2), and 307(a)(2)
of the Clean Water Act, if the effluent standard or limitation so issued
or approved:
1. Contains different conditions or is otherwise more stringent
than any effluent limitation in the permit; or
2. Controls any pollutant not limited in the permit.
The permit as modified or reissued under this paragraph shall also contain
any other requirements of the Act then applicable.
5. Toxic Pollutants
Notwithstanding Part 11, B-4 above, if a toxic effluent standard or
prohibition (including any schedule of compliance specified in such effluent
standard or prohibition) is established under Section 307 (a) of the Act for
a toxic pollutant which is present in the discharge and such standard or
prohibition is more stringent than any limitation for such pollutant in this
permit, this permit shall be revised or modified in accordance with the toxic
effluent standard or prohibition and the permittee so notified.
6. Civil and Criminal Liability
Except as provided in permit conditions on "Bypassing" (Part II, A-5) and
"Power Failures" (Part 11, A-7), nothing in this permit shall be construed
to relieve the permittee from civil or criminal penalties for noncompliance.
7. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of
any legal action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities,
liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee is or may be subject under
Section 311 of the Act.
8. State Laws
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of
any legal action or relieve the c•ermittee from any responsibilities, liabilities,
or penalties established pursuant to any applicable State law or regulation
under authority preserved by Section 510 of the Act.
PART 11
Page 11 of 15
Permit No. CO -0036871
9. Permit Violations
Failure to comply with any terms and/or conditions of this permit shall
be a violation of this permit.
10. Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either
real or personal property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize
any injury to private property or any invasion of personal rights, nor any
infringement of Federal, State or local laws or regulations.
11. Severability
The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provisions of this
permit, or the application of any provision of this permit to any circumstance,
is held invalid, the application of such provision to other circumstances,
and the remainder of this permit shall not be affected thereby.
12. At the request of a permittee, the Division may modify or terminate a permit
and issue a new permit if the following conditions are met:
a. The Regional Administrator has been notified of the proposed modifi-
cation or termination and does not object in writing within thirty
(30) days of receipt of notification, and
b. The Division finds that the permittee has shown reasonable grounds
consistent with the Federal and State statutes, and regulations for
such modification or termination and
c. Requirements of public notice have been met.
PART III
Page 12 of 1.5
PERMIT NO: CO -0036871
A. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
1. The permittee shall not discharge after the expiration date of this permit.
In order to receive authorization to discharge after the expiration date,
the permittee shall, no later than 180 days prior to the expiration date of
this permit, submit a new NPDES application and fees as required by the
permit issuing authority.
2. The permittee is required to submit an annual fee as set forth in Section
25-8-502 C.R.S. 1973 as amended. Failure to submit the required fee is a
violation of this permit and will result in the suspension of said permit
and enforcement action pursuant to Section 25-8-601 et. seq., 1973 as amended.
3. Within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this permit, the permittee
shall file a statement with the Environmental Protection Agency and the
State Water Quality Control Division which shall contain the names of the
person or persons who are designated to report conditions as noted in
Part II, Section A. Paragraph 2a (Noncompliance Notification), and as noted
in PART II, Section B, Paragraph 7 (Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability).
The permittee shall continually update this list as changes occur at the
facility.
4. Within three (3) months after the effective date of this permit, a
flow -measuring device shall be installed at all discharge points. At the
request of the Regional Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency or the Director of the State Water Quality Control Division, the
permittee must be able to show proof of the accuracy of any flow -
measuring device used in obtaining data submitted in the monitoring report.
The flow -measuring device must indicate values within ten (10) percent
of the actual flow being discharged from the facility.
5. Discharge points shall be so designed or modified that a sample of the
effluent can be obtained at a point after the final treatment process and
prior to discharge to State waters.
6. Test procedures shall conform with those procedures specified in the
Federal Register, Volume 38, Number 199, October 16, 1973. These procedures
involve the use of the latest edition of one of the following references:
1. "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste Water",
2. "ASTM", Annual Book of Standards, Part 23, Water, Atmosphere Analysis,
3. "Methods for Chemical Analysis of Waters and Wastes", Environmental
Protection Agency.
PART III
Page 13 of 15
PERMIT NO: CO -0036871
B. ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS
1. The term "point source" means any discernible, confined, and discrete
conveyance, including but not limited to any pipe, channel, ditch,
tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, container from which
pollutants are or may be discharged.
2. The term "deactivated point" means any location previously specified as
a permitted discharge point, where active mining and mining related
activities have ceased and where reclamation has progressed to a state
judged sufficient to the Water Quality Control Division. Any location
having been identified & classified as a "deactivated point" in
writing shall be considered as such for permitting, monitoring, and
enforcement purposes.
3. The term "mine drainage" means any water drained, pumped or siphoned
from a coal mine.
4. The term "active mining area" means a place where work or other activity
related to the extraction, removal, or recovery of coal is being conducted,
except, with respect to surface mines, any area of land on or in which
grading has been completed to return the earth to desired contour and
reclamation work has begun.
5. The term "coal mine" means an active mining area, including all land
and property placed upon, under or above the surface of such land, used in or
resulting from the work of extracting coal from its natural deposits by
any means or method, including secondary recovery of coal from refuse
or other storage piles derived from the mining, cleaning, or preparation
of coal.
6. The term "coal preparation plant" means a facility where coal is crushed,
screened, sized, cleaned, dried, or otherwise prepared and loaded for
transit to a consuming facility.
7. The term "coal preparation plant associated areas" means the coal
preparation plant yards, immediate access roads, slurry ponds, drainage
ponds, coal refuse piles, and coal storage piles and facilities.
PART III
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COLORADO DEPARTME.. OF HEALTH
Water Quality Control Department
4210 East 11th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80220
AMENDMENT TO
SUMMARY OF RATIONALE
FLATIRON PAVING COMPANY
CLOUGH PIT
PERMIT NUMBER: CO -0036471
GARFIELD/MESA COUNTY
FACILITY DESCRIPTION:
Flatiron Paving Company has requested
that their permit for road construction
operation be amended. The measurement
frequency for oil and grease will be
changed from weekly to monthly. All
other permit limitations will remain
the same.
Kathryn Dolan
September 10, 1980
PART I
Page 4 of 13
PERMIT NO: CO -0036471
A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (Continued)
2. Monitoring Requirements
In order to obtain an indication of the probable compliance or
noncompliance with the effluent limitations specified in Part I,
the permittee shall monitor and report all effluent parameters
at the following required frequencies.
Effluent Parameter Measurement Frequency d/e/ Sample Type f/
Flow Monthly Instantaneous or
continuous
Total Suspended Monthly Composite or Grab
Solids
pH Monthly Grab
Oil & Grease Monthly Visual or Grab
Salinity g/ Quarterly Grab
Self-monitoring samples taken in compliance with the monitoring requirements
specified above shall be taken at all approved point source discharges
as indicated on the area maps submitted pursuant to PART III A.
d/ Monitoring is required only during periods of discharge. If
"no discharge" occurs, this shall be reported at the specified
frequency. (See Part B.)
e/ Quarterly samples shall be collected during the months of March, June,
September, December, if a continual discharge occurs. If the discharge
occurs on an intermittent basis, all the samples shall be collected
during the period when that intermittent discharge occurs.
f/ See definitions, Part B.
g/ Analysis for salinity may be either as Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
or by electrical conductivity where a satisfactory correlation with
TDS has been established. The correlation should be based on a
minimum of five (5) different samples.
Amended
AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
Permit No.CO-0036471
County: GARFIELD/
MESA
In compliance with the provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251 et. seq.; the "Act"), and the Colorado Water
Quality Control Act (25-8-101 et. seq., CRS, 1973 as amended)
Flatiron Paving Company - Clough Pit
is authorized to discharge from their road construction operation,
located along Interstate Highway 70 from four miles west of
Rifle, Colorado to DeBeque, Colorado,
to the Colorado River,
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements and other
conditions set forth in Part I, II, and 111 hereof.
This permit shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of
receipt of this permit by the Applicant. Should the Applicant choose to
contest any of the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements or other
conditions contained herein, he must comply with Section 24-4-104 CRS 1973
and the Regulations for the State Discharge Permit System. Failure to
contest any such effluent limitations, monitoring requirement, or other
condition is consent to the condition by the Applicant.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight,
June 30, 1984.
Signed this day of -
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Gary G. Broetzman
D i recto r
Water Quality Control Division
Amended
12/79
STATE OF COLORADO RICHARD D. SAM, Gnvc•rnor
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Harris D. Sherman, Executive Director
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Denver, Colorado 80203 Tel. (303) 839-3567
GARFIELD MINIM GOEl11,
David C. -Shelton
Director ✓
MEMORANDUM
DATE: Agyu5.r a C) / 2
TO: F(civew Cee- c-eC,�( iVMgVl 6 -civ--( e(U urt7 C�r,w:S3•�.,er5' / (�- & 6tte
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FROM: M a Y It S. 1 ) e� 4� (o / u � r� f''t .e d
Pursuant to the requirement of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act*
to inform counties and certain municipalities of Development and Extraction
Permit applications filed with this office, please know that FIuh r6
196v;,1 Co. has filed to conduct of ell 1 Su,to( y,;uve/ mining
at part n. f 4- k N W a„,2 rzl( r u T+ he S W 5fc- 1 �'oh )-7 1-6 S/P r9*W o 1-
The' applicant proposes to reclaim thedsite for rk��elaNv�w`� ((;{e hc,{,( fa f-, The kr" pm
deadline for persons to file statements regarding this operation, or to G�rf:Pl�l
petition for a hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board to consider cotKt�,
the granting of a Permit is set by law; for information please call this
office.
The applicant is obligated to show that the proposed mining and reclamation
plans are in conformance with local zoning ordinances, subdivision regula-
tions, or master plan, and is further required to place a copy of the appli-
cation for public inspection with the Clerk of the county in which the proposed
mine is situated. It is the Board's understanding that the Act intends for
the application to be made available for public review and comment in an
area close to the mine; it is not intended that it be made a part of public
record by recording.
The Board is tentatively scheduled to consider this application on
Nn uec,.,b er /q- ,Zo) 19)f'O •
We appreciate your cooperation in this matter and will be happy to answer
any questions.
911(4,
*Article 32 of Title 34, Colorado Revised Statutes 1973, as amended.
Rev. 1/80